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Graduation2014
On Campus Open DaysSaturday 13th September
Saturday 18th OctoberWednesday 12th November
Virtual Open Day Events Tuesday 15th July
Thursday 25th SeptemberWednesday 26th November
Discover information about our fantastic funding opportunities,
investment in new postgraduate facilities, and the range of
professional, conversion, short courses and distance learning
programmes available to suit all abilities in many subjects.
For further details please contact:Postgraduate Admissions Office
Tel: (01970) 622270 | Email: [email protected]
Masters courses, continuing professional development, postgraduate conversion degrees and doctoral studies.Examples include:Art Research and taught Masters in Art History and Fine Art.
Biological, Environmental & Rural Sciences (IBERS) Animal Science, Managing the Environment, Green Biotechnology and Distance Learning courses.
Computer Science Taught and research programmes.
Education and Lifelong Learning Teacher Training and Masters in Childhood Studies and Professional Development.
English & Creative Writing including Postmodern Writing, Literature and Creative Writing.
European Languages Research degrees available and Masters in Applied Translation.
Geography & Earth Sciences Remote Sensing, Glaciology, Human Geography, River Basin Dynamics, Environmental Change and GIS.
History & Welsh History including History and Heritage, Medieval Britain and Modern History.
Information Studies A number of Distance Learning courses available, including Archive Administration, Information Governance and short CPD courses.
International Politics Masters in War Studies, International Relations, Critical International Politics, and International Politics of the Internet.
Law and Criminology A suite of programmes in Criminal Justice and Law.
Management & Business including accredited Masters in International Business, Management, International Finance and Banking, Tourism Marketing and Digital Marketing.
Mathematics & Physics Research opportunities available.
Psychology Research degrees.
Sport & Exercise Science Research opportunities.
Theatre, Film & Television Studies A number of postgraduate opportunities including a Masters in Applied Theatre, and Television and Digital Culture.
Welsh Research opportunities; Masters in Translation and Medieval Welsh Literature.
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Fancy a break?Graduation is a brilliant but busy occasion. Take time out with a coffee and cake in one of the cafes at the Arts Centre or pop across to the Students’ Union and show your copy of this magazine to take advantage of 10% off a Starbucks coffee.
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Welcome to Graduation!The University’s President and Vice-Chancellor welcome you to Graduation
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4 Your guide to GraduationA guide to what’s what, who graduates when and what’s not to miss!
6 Welcoming new FellowsAberystwyth University welcomes its new Fellows to the alumni family
9 Welcome to the Aber Alumni FamilyLearn more about the opportunities available to our growing family of Aber alumni
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12 My first GraduationDr Rhodri Llwyd Morgan, despite being an Aber alumnus, explains how this will be his first Graduation
11 Vice-Chancellor’s Charity of the YearLearn about the work of our new Charity of the Year, Aberystwyth Lifeboat and the RNLI
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Graduation is a memorable and worthy celebration of your hard earned success. I hope you and your supporters have a wonderful day.
This year I am delighted that we are celebrating the achievements of more students than ever before, and I warmly welcome each of you to the Aber alumni community. In doing so, you are in excellent company. Many of our alumni are leaders in their field, and their chosen careers take them to all corners of the globe. I encourage you to follow in their footsteps, explore all that the world has to offer, take the opportunities that arise, and like them, build upon your Aberystwyth University degree and the stimulus of your activities here.
Thank you for choosing to study at our University. We have valued your contribution to student life, and how you and your fellow students enriched our lives and experiences. As you graduate, take with you what you have learnt during your studies and use your knowledge and skills to make a difference in your future careers. We wish you every success and contentment. In Aberystwyth, we will continue to develop this remarkable University for generations to come. Keep in touch, and please remember we’re here to help you through the support of our staff and our broader community of alumni and friends.
Good luck!
Sir Emyr Jones Parry President
We are incredibly pleased that you can join us on this special occasion. As soon-to-be graduates or proud family, friends and supporters - you are all welcome. I sincerely hope you enjoy your time at Aberystwyth, celebrating
the success of all our hard-working students. News of individual students excelling academically is always welcome – not to
mention their notable achievements in sports, debating, entrepreneurial challenges and numerous hours of community volunteering. Graduation sees the culmination of all our students’ successes, and is an unbeatable occasion!
As we wave farewell to our graduands, we welcome our graduates to the alumni community. Wherever you venture next, we want to keep in touch to learn what you are doing. In return, we offer continuing support and advice, and invitations to Aberystwyth University events, held around the world.
Please remember there will always be a warm welcome for you at Aberystwyth. Whether you’re simply passing through or returning to study here, you can be sure that we will be pleased to see you.
We would also like to keep you abreast of developments here. One exciting project on the horizon is the redevelopment of our beautiful Old College. We aim to establish a multipurpose graduate centre, and a cultural quarter for the town, to ensure a sustainable future for this iconic building.
Thank you for being with us today. On behalf of all my colleagues here at Aberystwyth, I wish you a wonderful graduation day and every success in the future.
Professor April McMahonVice-Chancellor
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On arrival, students should make their way to the Round Theatre on the first floor of the Arts Centre to register. During registration, students will be handed their card with details of their seat number, together with any guest tickets requested.
After registering, please make your way to the Parry Williams building (Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies) to collect your robe. Depending on the time, you may like to take your graduation photos before the ceremony. Tempest Photography, the University’s official Graduation Photographers, will be available from 8am to 6pm.
A rehearsal is held before each ceremony at 9.30am for morning, and 1.30pm for afternoon ceremonies. During the rehearsal, parents and supporters are welcome to relax in one of the Arts Centre’s cafés, take a wander around one of the galleries, or pop to the Students’ Union for a coffee.
All students should be in their seats at least 15 minutes before the ceremony, guests are welcome to make their way to the seats in the gallery of the Great Hall from 10.30am or 2.30pm depending on the time of your ceremony.
A full programme of the ceremony, including the names of today’s graduates and details of the procession and musical interlude, can be found in the centre pages of this booklet.
Following the ceremony, graduates are asked to make their way to the La Scala steps to have their group photograph before heading to the marquee behind the Arts Centre for a celebratory glass of fizz or juice.
Please ensure that you return your gown to the Parry Williams building, by your agreed time.
Enjoy!
A veritable rainbow of gowns can be seen adorning our students and staff at Graduation. Each University has its own style and the cap, gown and hood have a particular meaning which signifies the level of the qualification obtained.
The members of staff on stage usually wear the gown which demonstrates the highest qualification they hold. As the University attracts staff from all over the world, there’s a vast range of gowns on show!
Aberystwyth University’s own gowns are based on a colour palette of green and red, with the undergraduate and postgraduate gowns being black with varying hoods and the PhD being a deep red coloured gown with green adornments. A small number of students began their studies when Aberystwyth was part of the University of Wales and therefore wear the gowns from this period.
We challenge you to count the different gowns you come across during a ceremony!
Gownspotting!
During the five days of Graduation, the University welcomes over 10,000 students and supporters to Aberystwyth. It’s a fantastic time for all involved, but it’s important that you know what’s available to you and when. Here is your quick guide to Graduation, including details of where you can take five minutes out and rest with a cup of tea and slice of cake!
What to expect?
Your guide to Graduation
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For the first time in the University’s history, this year Aberystwyth will hold ten ceremonies during Graduation week including:
Ceremony 1
11am Monday 14/7/2014
School of Education and Lifelong LearningDepartment of History and Welsh History
Ceremony 2
3pm Monday 14/7/2014
Department of Mathematics and PhysicsDepartment of Computer Science
Ceremony 3
11am Tuesday 15/7/2014
Department of International PoliticsDepartment of European Languages
Ceremony 4
3pm Tuesday 15/7/2014
School of Management and Business
Ceremony 5
11am Wednesday 16/7/2014
Department of Theatre, Film and Television StudiesDepartment of Welsh
Ceremony 6
3pm Wednesday 16/7/2014
Department of English and Creative WritingSchool of Art
Ceremony 7
11am Thursday 17/7/2014
Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS)Department of Sport and Exercise Science
If you require any assistance, please approach one of the Graduation Team in the purple polo shirts who will be very happy to help – from emergency safety pins to hairclips or some mints, we look forward to helping to make your Graduation day the best it can be.
Ceremony 8
3pm Thursday 17/7/2014
Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS)Department of Psychology
Ceremony 9
11am Friday 18/7/2014
Department of Information StudiesDepartment of Law and Criminology
Ceremony 10
3pm Friday 18/7/2014
Department of Geography and Earth Sciences
Who graduates when?
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Welcoming new
Fellows
Jeremy BowenJeremy is a prominent Welsh journalist
and television presenter. Born in Cardiff, and a graduate of UCL and John Hopkins University, he joined the BBC in 1984. A war correspondent for much of his career, he became the BBC’s Middle East correspondent in 1995 and was based in Jerusalem until 2000. Since 2005 he has been the BBC’s Middle East Editor and has reported from more than 70 countries, often in the line of fire. While reporting from Kosovo in 1999 he was robbed at gunpoint by bandits. In July 2013, while reporting from the BBC the protests in Egypt, he was shot in the head. He was recently one of the few journalists inside Syria reporting on the crisis. @BowenBBC
Rhod GilbertThe son of two Aber alumi, Rhod Gilbert
is best known for his comedy genius. A former market researcher, his comedy career began in 2002. In the first 18 months of his career he was the first person in the UK to reach the finals of every major new talent competition and succeeded in scooping four awards. In 2005, he was nominated for the Perrier Best Newcomer Awards and in 2008 was nominated for the main if.comedy award.
In 2010, Rhod fronted the BBC series Rhod Gilbert’s Work Experience that saw him turn his hand to a variety of jobs. He has been a regular contributor to a range of major comedy shows and now hosts the BBC Radio Wales’ Rhod Gilbert Show every Saturday morning. @Rhodgilbertshow
Every year, during Graduation week, the University honours individuals who have made a significant contribution to the University, to Aberystwyth or to Wales by admitting them to a Fellowship of the University.
This year, we are pleased to present the following individuals for a Fellowship of Aberystwyth University:
Professor Bonnie BuntainProfessor Buntain is the Assistant Dean
Professor of Public Health at the University of Calgary in Canada. Prior to joining the Faculty, Professor Buntain was the Chief Public Health Veterinarian at the Food Safety and Inspection Service for the US Department of Agriculture.
At the USDA, Professor Buntain advised the Office of Field Operations on all veterinary issues regarding food safety, humane slaughter and handling and optimizing the use, retention and recruitment of public health veterinarians.
Professor Buntain received her Bachelor of Science and Masters of Science in Animal Science from the University of Hawaii and obtained her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree in 1977 from Colorado State University.
Professor John HarriesA renowned atmospheric physicist, Professor
John Harries led the team that produced the first direct observational evidence of an increase in the Earth’s greenhouse effect between 1970 and 1997. He is a past President of the Royal Meteorological Society, and of the International Radiation Committee and previously a board member of the Natural Environment Research Council.
Professor Harries was the first Chief Scientific Adviser for Wales (2010-2013). An Emeritus Professor and Distinguished Research Fellow at Imperial College, he is also Fellow of the Institute of Physics, the Royal Meteorological Society, the American Geophysical Union and a member of the American Meteorological Society.
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Brian JonesA West Wales farmer and entrepreneur, Brian
Jones established Castell Howell Foods Ltd in the mid 1980s and continues to lead the company as its Managing Director.
Over the last 20 years, Castell Howell has become firmly established as one of the country’s leading independent food wholesalers specialising in Welsh products and employing 400 staff.
Castell Howell is one of IBERS’ industrial partners and supports the research and development of improving food quality and sustainable supply chains.
Brian is a Fellow of the Royal Agricultural Society and currently President of the Welsh Charitables RFC and Carmarthen Quins RFC.
Rhodri MeilirWelsh actor, Rhodri Meilir, graduated from
the Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies in 2000. Rhodri has appeared in a number of popular television shows including playing the role of Alfie Butts in the long-running BBC sitcom, My Family, ITV’s Afterlife and Terry Pratchett’s Hogfather on Sky One.
He has also featured in a number of films including The Baker, Kevin Allen’s Y Syrcas and appeared in the Doctor Who Christmas Special The Runaway Bride. Later this year, he will appear on cinema screens in Pathé Films’ new film Pride.
He is well known on Welsh television for his roles in Y Pris, Caerdydd, Teulu, Tipyn o Stad and as Rapsgaliwn. He received a Best Actor BAFTA Cymru nomination in 2013 for his role as Trefor in Gwlad yr Astra Gwyn. Rhodri is currently part of the National Theatre of Wales’ highly acclaimed Mametz.
Dr John SheehyEmeritus Head of Applied Photosynthesis
and Systems Modelling Laboratory at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Dr Sheehy is an alumnus of Aberystwyth University. For most of his career, he has been a scientist leading multidisciplinary teams in the public sector specialising in the physiology of crops, their yield and the environment.
He pioneered a ground-breaking research program, assembling an international team of scientists to kick start a new evolution in rice and break the rice yield barrier by supercharging photosynthesis. The initiative was funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and, shortly after retiring, he was honoured with an OBE.
D. Geraint LewisD. Geraint Lewis was the Education and
Children’s Librarian for Dyfed before being appointed Area Librarian for Ceredigion.
From1996 he was, until his retirement, the Assistant Director of Education in charge of Ceredigion’s Cultural Services. He has been the Honorary Secretary of the Welsh Books Council since 1986 and was the winner in 1996 of the Tir na n-Og award for his dictionary Geiriadur Gomer yr Ifanc. Originally from Ynys-y-bwl in Cwm Clydach, he was educated at Aberystwyth University and is the author of Geiriadur Cynradd Gomer, Y Llyfr Berfau, Pa Arddodiad?, Y Treigladur, and Geiriau Lletchwith.
Michael MoritzThe Cardiff-born venture capitalist and
philanthropist, Sir Michael Moritz is chairman of Sequoia Capital in California’s Silicon Valley where he has worked since 1986.
After studying history at Oxford University, he moved to the US and worked for a while at Time magazine before carving out a career as one of Silicon Valley’s most sought-after investors.
He is a former member of the board of directors of Google and his internet company investments include Google, Yahoo!, PayPal, Webvan, YouTube, eToys, and Zappos.
Sir Michael was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the 2013 Birthday Honours for services to promoting British economic interests and philanthropic work.
Ed ThomasPlaywright, director and producer, Ed Thomas,
is founder member and creative director of TV production company Fiction Factory.
He has written, directed or produced more than 120 hours of award-winning drama across all genres. His first play, House of America (1988) won numerous awards both nationally and internationally. His other plays include East From the Gantry, Flowers of the Dead Red Sea, Song From a Forgotten City, Gas Station Angel and Stone City Blue.
He has also produced a number of drama programmes for S4C including Caerdydd, Y Pris, Pen Talar, Gwaith/Cartref, and most recently Hinterland/Y Gwyll, a detective series produced in Welsh and English for S4C, BBC and distributed internationally by All3Media. Much of Hinterland was filmed in and around the University and Ed was instrumental in establishing a number of placements for University students during its filming.
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Careers Assistancefor Aberystwyth GraduatesWe can point you in the right direction.
Still looking for• work or experience?
• further studies?• overseas opportunities?
• help in setting up a business?• the ideal career path?
Contact us for assistance, guidance and information.
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We wish you the very best in your future career.
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What next?Whatever your plans, Aberystwyth University can help you, every step of the way. Meet some of Aber’s key contacts for your future:
Sian Morgan Furlong-DaviesDirector, Careers Service
“Following this excellent success it’s important that you now continue on your glittering career path by aiming for the best possible opportunities from this point onwards.
Remember that the Careers Service will continue to support you wherever you are and whatever you are doing as a next step, offering you a lifelong service. We will be happy to help you with any queries you may have about your future and your career. Also, please don’t forget to get in touch with us next January when we will be gathering the destination details of our graduates, by completing the questionnaire that we send you; and if you don’t have a specific destination planned or in place at that stage then do get in touch so we can help you – that’s what we’re here for!”
Rosemary MillsPostgraduate Advisor
“There’s so much to be gained from studying for a postgraduate qualification at Aberystwyth University. You can choose to specialise in a specific area or re-train through a conversion masters. Our postgraduates benefit from higher than average employment rates and above average starting salaries.
Most of our postgraduate level courses do not have official closing dates, so if this is the first time you are really considering undertaking a higher degree, there is still time for you to submit an application, and it is free and easy to do so.
As an Aberystwyth alumnus you can access support to help fund your postgraduate course. You could receive a fee reduction of between 10% and 20% from your postgraduate taught Masters fees.
If you would like to hear more about what’s on offer, pop by the Postgraduate Admissions stand and we will be pleased to help you and provide you with information on how to submit an application; applying for funding; securing postgraduate accommodation; and you can even quiz us on your career prospects as a postgraduate student and ask us more about postgraduate student life.
If you don’t have a chance to meet with us during Graduation you can Instant Chat with Advisors on the website during the normal office hours http://j.mp/1fnRQw8 or e-mail the Admissions Office directly with any questions: [email protected].
Congratulations on your Graduation, we hope you enjoy the day!”
Tony OrmeEnterprise Manager
“Congratulations on your Graduation! Your next step might be employment; maybe further study or even taking a well-earned break.
For some graduates, self-employment is an interesting career option, either setting up and running a new enterprise now or in the future (once they have experienced working for more established organisations, first). Some graduates set up new businesses as their full-time occupation, others run their enterprises alongside employment or further study.
If you are interested either now or in the future in the feasibility of turning a good business idea you might have into a successful new enterprise, then Aberystwyth University would be keen to support you, particularly if your proposed new enterprise is being set up in the Aberystwyth area.
The sort of help and support you might need in the start-up phase could well include one-to-one business mentoring, business start-up skills training, information on start-up funding or networking opportunities. The University, in conjunction with local enterprise partners, offers a range of business start-up opportunities. The support includes our popular “Enterprise Wednesdays” – a regular series of workshops and presentations to support those setting up new businesses; Business Start-up Week – a boot-camp style week of events to help anyone with an idea to develop a business plan; and the Crisalis Enterprise Network – keeping those with new graduate businesses in touch with one another.
All of these services are FREE and available to Aberystwyth Graduates, as well as to students and staff members. Please do keep in touch and let me know if there’s any further support you need to make your business a success.”
Keep in touch by emailing [email protected] or join our Facebook group at www.facebook.com/AberUni.Enterprise
You are now part of an extended Aber alumni family spread over 150 countries worldwide and working in all types of careers, from accounting
to zoology. As part of this family you have access to an unrivalled network of experience, expertise and exciting opportunities and wherever you go, a connection to Aber is only a click away.
The Development & Alumni Relations Office (DARO) in Aber is here to help you connect with this network and to keep in touch with friends. We offer Aber Connect (connect.aber.ac.uk), our online database where you can keep your own contact details up to date, search for other alumni and sign up for events (and see who else is attending). You automatically have an Aber Email for Life address, to show the world that you are an Aber alumnus/a. There is also the International Alumni Network where you’ll find Aber representatives willing to help you live in, work or just visit their country and a series of official alumni events both in Aber and in major cities across the globe where you are guaranteed a warm welcome. Alumni can also benefit from discounted Aber Masters’ degree fees and special offers from selected suppliers.
Keep your contact information up to date* and we will send you regular updates from Aber through our monthly e-newsletter and annual PROM magazine, as well as sending you invitations to events that might be of interest, ranging from our extremely popular Comedy Works nights to essential Business Networking and Mentoring. We’re also there to help you arrange your own reunions by sending invitations, organising visits to your old department, summer on-campus accommodation and lots more.
DARO also supports the Aber Old Students’ Association, one of the oldest alumni associations in the UK, having been active since 1892. The OSA is independently run by its committee, has branches around the UK and internationally and holds activities each year. To find out more about taking part in this historic association, please contact [email protected].
* through AberConnect, www.aber.ac.uk/updatedetails, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter (@aber_alumni) – or email us directly on [email protected], or phone +44 (0)1970 621568.
Wherever you are, stay in touchwww.aber.ac.uk/alumni
Welcome to the Aber alumni family!
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My Aber: The Harbour Trap
T he long winding coast road to Aber from my home village offers plenty of tantalising glimpses of surf, and if there are waves there, there are bound to be waves at the Harbour Trap� Over Trefechan Bridge and left, the crush of tall buildings and narrow streets opens out like a river delta as it approaches the sea until there’s nothing but a bit of prom and the ocean in front of you. Left again and the harbour soon appears� While the marina itself has afforded me many happy daydreams of boat-owning and globe-trotting, it is the open sea to the west that is the real draw, where the promenade ends and there’s nothing but the lifeboat station building on the road facing the sea. When I worked in Information Services I used to escape
down here to watch the surfers at lunchtime. An hour wasn’t enough time for me to surf though, and the crowds put me off. There were (and still are) always more goatboats (kayaks) than I could handle, plus groms (young surfers), kooks (beginners), rippers (surfers way better than me) and planks (longboards)� I would crack open my lunchbox, take a
PhD student Kat Dawes describes her favourite part of Aber.
few photos and feel quite glad that I didn’t have to get togged up in the hood, gloves, boots and thick wetsuit required in winter, or battle the pack and the current for a wave� But it was always a bit of a cop-out — a challenge unmet� By the time I returned to Aber for my PhD, I had become a better surfer; I also had more opportunity, and the day came where the waves were clean and there wasn’t a soul out — surfing gold. It was time to suit up and dive in. The view from the line-up is awesome� The harbour wall
and rocky beach floated in front and to the south of me and I could see people sitting in their cars watching. Further north were houses, more prom, the castle and the war memorial, all tilting gently as the swells pushed beneath me. A little boat chugged out past the harbour’s protective arm. Ten minutes to get the place dialled, and I surfed three good waves, taking the steep drop and racing along with my back to the water before bogging down as the wave’s energy dissipated. My first surf at the Harbour Trap, and it won’t be the last�
Padarn Hall reunionI n 1961, a new hall of residence opened in the converted
Lion Royal Hotel at the top of Great Darkgate Street� Padarn Hall, as it was known, accommodated 50 to 60
students, the first Warden being Dr Ken Walters, who had been appointed as a Lecturer in Applied Mathematics in 1960.Many of the students who were a part of those early Padarn
days have kept in close contact with each other over the subsequent decades� Evidence of this camaraderie is provided by the fact that on 13 May 2013, a group of the class of 1961 – 1963 met for a reunion lunch in Shrewsbury, along with Ken Walters, now a Distinguished Research Professor at Aber.Padarn Hall was an excellent example of the warm family
atmosphere that many Aber students have appreciated during their stay here�
The photograph from the reunion includes some of those who are also in the 1962 soccer team photo - matching the faces is a challenge after 50 years!
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The 1961 – 1962 Padarn Hall Soccer Team. Ken Walters, third from right in the back row, Emlyn Rawson (Ross) Jones, OBE, who organised the 2013 reunion, second from right in the front row
The 2013 Reunion. Emlyn Rawson (Ross) Jones OBE, third from right in front row; Roger Banner, now a member of Aber University Council, is fourth from right and Stephen Wood, Director of Research, Innovation and Business Services at Aber from 1992-2002 is second from right in the back row.
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Owen Ashton (Agriculture 2013) won the title Dairy Student of the Year whilst still in his final year. He was presented with a £1,000 cash prize at an awards ceremony in London and the University received £500 towards a dairying educational project.
Professor Sir George Berwick CBE (Education 1971) was awarded a knighthood in the New Year’s Honours List for his services to education.
Nick Bourne (Law 1973 and 1976), the former leader of the Conservatives in the Welsh Assembly, was elevated to the House of Lords in August.
Richard Body (Computer Science and Statistics 1988) was awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for services to the hydroelectric industry with his volunteer work for Torrs Hydro New Mills Ltd - the first community owned and funded hydroelectric scheme in the country�
Welsh and Celtic Studies. The Institute also includes Aberystwyth Arts Centre and Aberystwyth University Music Centre� Director: Professor Sarah Prescott.
Institute of Management, Law & Information ScienceDepartments of Law and Criminology, Information Studies and the School of Management and Business� Director: Professor Andrew Henley�
Institute of Mathematics, Physics & Computer Science Departments of Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science� Director: Professor Qiang Shen.
New InstitutesI n February 2013, Aberystwyth University launched its Strategic Plan for 2012-2017, (www.aber.ac.uk/strategicplan)
to ensure that Aber not only retains the special characteristics that give it an enduring place in the affections of its
students, staff and alumni, but also to enable it to grow and capitalise on its undoubted potential. The overall goal
set out in detail in the Plan is to ensure that by 2017 Aberystwyth is consistently ranked in the top 30 universities in the
UK, and the top 250 in the world�One of the biggest strategic changes within the University is the grouping of its seventeen academic departments
into seven interdisciplinary Institutes. The academic departments will continue to provide their excellent teaching and
research in their subject areas, but will now be better placed to take advantage of working alongside complementary
disciplines within their Institute under a more streamlined management structure.
Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences Set up some years ago by bringing together the departments of Biology and Rural Sciences with IGER, the grassland research institute based at Gogerddan� Interim Director: Professor Chris Thomas�
Institute of Education, Graduate & Professional Development School of Education and Lifelong Learning, the Careers Service, the International English Centre, Learning Support, the Centre for the Development of Staff and Academic Practice (CDSAP), and the Graduate School� Director: Professor Tim Woods�
Institute of Geography, History & PoliticsDepartments of Geography and Earth Sciences, History and Welsh History and International Politics. Director: Professor Neil Glasser.
Institute of Human Sciences Departments of Psychology and Sport and Exercise Science� Director: Professor Kate Bullen�
Institute of Literature, Languages and Creative ArtsDepartments of Theatre, Film and Television Studies, English and Creative Writing, European Languages, the School of Art and the Department of
Awards and achievementsRichard Body
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Hinterland
A new player has emerged in the popular thread of
Nordic-noir detective dramas. Set in the dramatic
backdrop of the countryside around Aberystwyth,
Y Gwyll / Hinterland breaks new ground by being filmed
simultaneously in two languages, for broadcast on the Welsh
language channel S4C and in English on BBC Cymru Wales
and BBC Four. Subtitles have become much more acceptable
to viewers through popular imported Scandinavian dramas
such as Wallander and The Killing, and Y Gwyll/Hinterland
also makes use of subtitling to reflect the naturally bilingual
nature of the community� The series brings the Aber region to
an international audience, with Danish broadcast rights sold
to DR Denmark even before screening in the UK.
Aberystwyth alumni watching the programmes will be
reminded not only of the beautiful bleak winter backdrop
which is so reminiscent of Aber outside the tourist season,
but also the language and sense of Welsh community, where
both languages mix in casual conversation and everyone
knows everyone else – six degrees of separation reduced
to around two! Familiar bits of the Aber we know and love
(without the grisly murders, of course), and some familiar
faces, appear in every episode�
However, it’s not so much the final product that has had
an impact on the University, but the process of production.
Once the decision had been made to set the series in
Ceredigion, opportunities opened for Aber students to gain
invaluable hands-on experience of the production of a major
international television series, with Fiction Factory a willing
host� Students were able to undertake work placements,
shadowing professional roles and appearing as extras on film.
Ellen Dingstad from Norway, a third year Theatre, Film and
Television Studies student, said, “Working alongside industry
professionals was not only educational, but also exciting and
fun� I applied for the placement through the encouragement
of my lecturers, and was granted the post of ‘Producer’�
“My tasks were similar to that of a runner on set, but I was
also fortunate enough to work in the production office. When
my placement ended I was even offered a part time job.
The placement has improved my CV and my understanding
of what it takes to work in the business� It might not be the
easiest profession to get into, but the reward of helping to
create something is unsurpassable�”
Dr Jamie Medhurst, Head of the Department of Theatre,
Film and Television Studies at Aber said, “The partnership
with Fiction Factory, one of the UK’s foremost production
companies, during the production of Y Gwyll/Hinterland
highlighted how a world-class teaching and research
department such as the Department of Theatre, Film and
Television Studies was able to provide first class placements
for its students, all of whom benefited immensely from
working with the company�
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“I’m extremely grateful to Fiction Factory for providing
such positive experiences for our students and, indeed, staff
who worked with them during their time in Aberystwyth.
The partnership also demonstrated the Department’s
commitment to working with the creative and cultural
industries in Wales and beyond for the benefit of students,
staff and the production company.”
The University also provided some of the locations for
filming, with Plas Gogerddan appearing as the interior of the
police station and beautiful Old College having some cameo
appearances� Old College starred again in October when the
official première was held with a party in the Quad. With
atmospheric lighting and strategically placed ‘Police/Heddlu
Scene of Crime’ tape, the building was transformed for the
first screening.
Aber alumni featured throughout the project, including
producer Gethin Scourfield and actor Aneurin Hughes
(Chief Superintendent Brian Prosser)� Y Gwyll / Hinterland
was produced by Fiction Factory in association with S4C,
Tinopolis, BBC Cymru Wales, S4C Co-Production Fund
and All3Media International Ltd. The series will be sold to
broadcasters across the world through distributors and
co-production partners ALL3MEDIA International. Following
its world debut on S4C in October 2013 it was broadcast on
BBC Cymru Wales and BBC Four in early 2014 and by Danish
broadcasters DR Denmark.
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Vice-Chancellor’s Charity of the Year
Now in its third year, the Vice-Chancellor’s Charity of the Year appeal seeks to raise as much funding as possible for a worthy cause.
Aa number of occasions arise during the year, where fundraising for a local charity is possible, the Vice-Chancellor’s Charity of the Year provides a focus for community fundraising and charitable donations.
This year, nominations for the Vice-Chancellor’s Charity were sought from University students and staff. The list of nominations – all worthy in themselves - was whittled down to a shortlist of nine charities by the sabbatical team of the Students’ Union and the University Executive. Following a week of voting and hundreds of votes cast, the Aberystwyth Lifeboat and the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), was chosen as the charity for 2014/15.
The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea. Volunteers provide a 24-hour search and rescue service in the UK and Ireland from 236 lifeboat stations, including Aberystwyth. Additionally the RNLI has more than 1,000 lifeguards on over 180 beaches around the UK and operates a specialist flood rescue team, which can respond anywhere across the UK and Ireland when inland flooding puts lives at risk.
We look forward to working with the Aberystwyth Lifeboat and the RNLI team during the forthcoming year and invite you to learn more about their work by chatting to the charity’s representatives at the stall in the foyer of the Great Hall or visiting www.aberystwythlifeboat.org.uk.
Aberystwyth University
11Graduation 2014
I have an admission to make. This will be my first official Aberystwyth University Graduation Ceremony. Although I am a proud Aber alumnus – History, 1992
in case you were wondering – I did not attend the official ceremony back then.
No, this wasn’t a massive blunder and I did not turn up on the wrong day. Nor was I backpacking around the globe hacking through jungles, working the bars on Bondi Beach or getting a misspelt tattoo in Thailand. Instead, I went to the “unofficial” ceremony organised by UMCA (Aberystwyth’s Welsh-speaking Students’ Union). UMCA, which celebrated its 40th anniversary earlier this year, was in dispute with the University authorities at the time due to its weak bilingual policy. I am glad to say that things have progressed, the University now has a clear approach to the equality of English and Welsh, and both UMCA and the Students’ Union are fully engaged in representing the students’ voices in the University Council meetings and on various committees. The bilingual policy is the reason you will hear a lot of Welsh used during the ceremonies as well as on our University signage, documents and correspondence. It is said that you know you’re in Wales when you see “ARAF – SLOW” painted on the roads – as if we needed any reminding!
Your son or daughter may well have studied part or all of their degree with us through the medium of Welsh and we are building on our provision in this respect across more and more subject areas. Even if they did not undertake any study in Welsh they may well have picked up some of the language during their time here in Aberystwyth. We are proud that this too is part of the Aber Experience since it gives so many of our students exposure to cultural diversity and this will stand them in good stead in the future.
But back to the ceremony and like many of our happy new graduates my parents too will be attending their first official Aberystwyth Graduation Ceremony. Despite their moral guidance and financial support first-time round they took my insistence that I would only attend the UMCA ceremony very much in their stride and, thankfully, had a thoroughly good time. On this occasion, however, they will be in similar shoes to your good selves – a little bit lost, a little trepidatious, and definitely proud and maybe emotional. And as it is my first time – I will be too.
Dr Rhodri Llwyd Morgan
We asked our Pro Vice-Chancellor for Welsh Language and Culture, and External Engagement, Dr Rhodri Llwyd Morgan to share his experience of Graduation...
My first GraduationDr Rhodri Llwyd Morgan
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Seremoni 2Y Neuadd Fawr
Dydd Llun 14 Gorffennaf 2014 3yp
Trefniadaeth y CynulliadAr ddechrau’r seremoni darllenir y Cyhoeddiad gan un o’r myfyrwyr sy’n graddio. Mae’n cydnabod cyflawniadau a llwyddiannau’r myfyrwyr sy’n graddio, ac yn datgan y gobaith y byddant yn cyfrannu at wybodaeth a budd cenhedlaethau i ddod, ac wynebu’r heriau sy’n wynebu ein byd.
Bydd ymgeiswyr am raddau dechreuol (israddedig) ac uwch (uwchraddedig) yn cael eu cyflwyno ym mhob seremoni. Fe’u cyflwynir i’r Is-Ganghellor yn unigol. Fel arfer, Pennaeth yr Adran berthnasol fydd yn cyflwyno’r myfyrwyr. Arweinir myfyrwyr i’r llwyfan lle cânt eu cyflwyno i’r Is-Ganghellor, a darllenir eu henwau. Bydd yr Is-Ganghellor yn datgan y fformiwla briodol i’r grŵp, ac yna byddant yn dychwelyd i’w seddau. Ar ôl i bob grŵp fynd yn ôl i’w seddau, bydd yr Is-Ganghellor yn cyfeirio’r fformiwla priodol at y grŵp cyfan, ac fe gânt hefyd eu cyfarch gan y Llywydd neu’r Is-Lywydd.
Bydd cyfarchiad y Cyflwynydd fel a ganlyn:
Anrhydeddus Is-Ganghellor, cyflwynaf i chi fyfyrwyr o’n Prifysgol ni a ennillodd radd…..
Cyfarchiad yr Is-Ganghellor –
Trwy awdurdod y Brifysgol a ymddiriedwyd i mi, derbyniaf chwi i radd….. ac i holl freiniau’r radd hon.
Bydd y Llywydd neu’r Is-Lywydd yn cyfarch y graddedigion â’r geiriau -
Boed eich gofal yn wastad dros lwydd ac anrhydedd ein
Prifysgol a’n Gwlad.
Yn achos y graddau uwch, fe geir cyfarchiad gwahanol, yn mynegi llawenydd y Brifysgol o dderbyn y graddedig yn Athro neu’n Ddoethur. Bydd grwpiau bychain o ddarpar raddedigion am raddau uwch yn cael eu cyfarch gan yr Is-Ganghellor a’r Llywydd neu’r Is-Lywydd ar y llwyfan, ac yna byddant yn troi i wynebu’r gynnulleidfa i’w cydnabod.
Ceremony 2The Great Hall
Monday 14 July 2014 3pm
Procedures of the CongregationThe ceremony begins with the reading of the Proclamation by one of the graduating students. It recognises the achievements and success of the graduating students, and expresses the hope that they will contribute to knowledge and wellbeing for future generations, and confront the challenges that face our world.
In each ceremony there will be candidates for initial (undergraduate) and higher (postgraduate) degrees. Candidates will be presented individually to the Vice-Chancellor. For each degree the presenter will normally be the Head of the appropriate Department. Candidates will be conducted to the stage by Marshals where they will be presented to the Vice-Chancellor and their names will be read out. After each group have returned to their seats, the Vice-Chancellor will address the appropriate formula to the whole group, and they will also receive a greeting from the President or Vice-President.
The formulae used during the ceremony may be translated as follows:
The Presenter’s formula –
Anrhydeddus Is-Ganghellor, cyflwynaf i chi fyfyrwyr o’n Prifysgol ni a ennillodd radd…..
Honorable Vice-Chancellor, I present to you students of our University who have gained the degree of ……
The Vice-Chancellor’s formula –
Trwy awdurdod y Brifysgol a ymddiriedwyd i mi, derbyniaf chwi i radd….. ac i holl freiniau’r radd hon.
By the authority of the University, entrusted to me, I admit you to the degree of ….. and to all the privileges of this degree.
The President or Vice-President greets the graduates with the words –
Boed eich gofal yn wastad dros lwydd ac anrhydedd ein Prifysgol a’n Gwlad.
May your care ever be for the success and good name of our University and Country.
In the case of higher degrees there is a different form of greeting, stating that the University is pleased to admit the graduate as a Master or Doctor. Smaller groups of graduands for higher degrees may be addressed by the Vice-Chancellor and the President or Vice-President on the stage, and will then turn to the audience for acknowledgement.
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Trefn y Gweithrediadau
Gorymdaith aelodau awdurdodau a sefydliadau lleol.
Gorymdaith aelodau'r staff academaidd.
Gorymdaith Swyddogion y Brifysgol.
Gair o groeso gan yr Is-Lywydd, Mrs Elizabeth France CBE BSc Econ Hon DSc Hon DLitt
Cyhoeddiad yr Ymgynulliad (darllenir gan Eilir Pryse)
Cyflwyno Cymrodyr Yr Athro John Harries a gyflwynir gan yr Athro Andrew Evans BSc PhD CPhys MInstP
Derbyn i raddau’r Brifysgol Yr Athro April McMahon, MA PhD FBA FRSE FLSW,
Is-Ganghellor
Order of Proceedings
Procession of members of local authorities and organisations.
Procession of members of academic staff.
Procession of University Officers.
Welcome by the Vice-President, Mrs Elizabeth France CBE BSc Econ Hon DSc Hon DLitt
Proclamation of the Congregation (to be read by Eilir Pryse)
Presentation of Fellow Professor John Harries presented by Professor Andrew Evans BSc PhD CPhys MInstP
Admission to University’s degrees Professor April McMahon, MA PhD FBA FRSE FLSW,
Vice-Chancellor
Rhaglen Gerddorol | Programme of Music
Ymdeithgan | Processional ‘Trumpet Tune’ yn D fwyaf | ‘Trumpet Tune’ in D major
John Stanley
Ymadawiad | Recessional Diweddglo o Sonata Rhif 1 yn D leiaf (Op. 42) | Finale from Sonata No. 1 in D minor (Op. 42)
Alexandre Guilmant
Organydd | OrganistWilliam Hayward, GRSM (London), ARCM, LRAM, ARCO
Cyflwyniad Cerddorol | Musical Introducton a berfformiwyd gan | performed by
Alison Greeley MA – obo | oboe
Shelley Fairplay MMus, BMus Hons, Dip ABRSM – telyn | harp
Egwyl Gerddorol | Musical Interlude a ganwyd gan | sung by Cantorion Madrigal Elisabethaidd | The Elizabethan Madrigal Singers Cyfarwyddwr Corawl: Georgie Lorimer MA | Choral Director: Georgie Lorimer MA
Cerddoriaeth dan ofal Dr David Russell Hulme BA Anrh, MA PhD TAR - Cyfarwyddwr Cerdd, Prifysgol AberystwythMusic supervised by Dr David Russell Hulme BA Hons, MA PhD PGCE - Director of Music, Aberystwyth University
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Adran Mathemateg a Ffiseg Department of Mathematics and Physics
Cyflwynir gan Bennaeth yr Adran, yr Athro Andrew Evans BSc PhD Cphys MInstP Presented by the Head of Department, Professor Andrew Evans BSc PhD Cphys MInstP
Baglor mewn Peirianneg | Bachelor of Engineering
Peirianneg Meddalwedd (gan hynnwys Hyfforddiant Diwydiannol a Phroffesiynol Integredig) | Software Engineering (inc Integrated Industrial and Professional Training)
Cosmin Bosneaga I3 Christopher Michael King I2 Nicholas Maher I1
*Steven James Meyer J6 Will Molyneux J5 Matthew Pugh J4 Andra Ramona Tapi J3 Diana Silvia Teodorescu J2
Baglor mewn Gwyddoniaeth | Bachelor of Science
Cyfrifiadura Adnodd Agored (gan gynnwys Hyfforddiant Diwydiannol a Phroffesiynol Integredig) | Open Source Computing (inc Integrated Industrial and Professional Training)
Luke Slater J1 *
Cyfrifiadureg | Computer Science
Ben Allford K6 Gareth Bevan K5 David Clark K4 Daniel Evans K3 Aidan Wynne Fewster K2 Adrian Gawryszewski K1
* Enzo Guido Mignogna L6 George Radford L5 Lee John Smith L4 Daniel Ghivarello Stuessy L3 Daniel Mark Thwaites L2
Cyfrifiadureg (gan gynnwys Hyfforddiant Diwydiannol a Phroffesiynol Integredig) | Computer Science (inc Integrated Industrial and Professional Training)
Paul Barnett L1 *
Daniel Chainey M6 Ryan Clarke M5 Edward James Curtis M4 Daniel John Dowling M3 Daniel William James Drave M2 Caroline Ellen Espley-Jones M1
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Baglor yn y Celfyddydau | Bachelor of ArtsSedd | Seat
Ffrangeg / Mathemateg | French / Mathematics
Clare Elizabeth Williams H6
Hanes / Mathemateg | History / Mathematics
Callum Craven H5 Lisa Mair Hartley H4 Jade Jemson H3
Mathemateg / Daearyddiaeth Ddynol | Mathematics / Human Geography
Cara Angharad Williams H2 Emily Hannah Margaret Woolliss H1
Mathemateg / Drama ac Astudiaethau Theatr | Mathematics / Drama and Theatre Studies
Rebecca Clements I6 James Lawbuary I5
Baglor mewn Astudiaethau Economaidd a Chymdeithasol | Bachelor of Economic and Social Studies
Busnes a Rheolaeth gyda Mathemateg | Business and Management with Mathematics
Thomas James Reynolds I4
Adran Cyfrifiadureg Department of Computer Science
Cyflwynir gan Bennaeth yr Adran, Dr Bernie Tidderman BSc MSc PhD Presented by the Head of Department, Dr Bernie Tidderman BSc MSc PhD
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Sedd | Seat
David Field N6 Jonathan Field N5 James Finnis N4 Christopher Hanaghan N3 Darius James Huntly N2 Martin Alexander Key N1
* Tomos Lloyd O6 Vincent McDonald O5 Daniel David Palliser O4 Robert Frederick Donald Parker O3 Edward Parry O2 Matthew Charles Robbins O1
* Rhys Llewellyn Short P6 Marco Chun Lok Tsang P5 Andrey Ustalakov P4 Darren Wilson P3 Sarah Elizabeth Wilson P2
* Cyfrifiadureg / Ffiseg | Computer Science / Physics
Louise Emma Horn H7
Peirianneg Meddalwedd (gan hynnwys Hyfforddiant Diwydiannol a Phroffesiynol Integredig) | Software Engineering (inc Integrated Industrial and Professional Training)
Daniel Cornwell H8 Andrew James Watkins H9
Cyfrifiadureg / Ystadegaeth | Computer Science / Statistics
Sam Nicholls H10
Cyfrifiadureg a Deallusrwydd Artiffisial | Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence
Nathan McLean H11 Tomasz Sikorski H12 Gavin Wilson H13
* Cyfrifiadureg a Deallusrwydd Artiffisial (a Hyfforddiant Diwydiannol a Phroffesiynol Integredig) | Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence (inc Integrated Industrial and Professional Training)
Emil Aleksander Czajka I7 Emily Evans I8
Cyfrifiadureg y Rhyngrwyd | Internet Computing
Kimberley Mary Botticelli I9 Steve Burn I10 Catrin Jones I11 Kathryn Elizabeth Rogers I12 Nicholas Andrew Wilkins I13
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Cyfrifiadureg y Rhyngrwyd a Gweinyddu Systemau | Internet Computing and Systems Administration
Ashley James Price J7 James Sheldrake J8 Michael Steel J9 Matthew Wilby J10 Cellan Williams J11
Cyfrifiaduron Symudol a Gwisgadwy (gan gynnwys Hyfforddiant Diwydiannol a Phroffesiynol Integredig) | Mobile and Wearable Computing (inc Integrated Industrial and Professional Training)
Edgar Ivanov J12
Deallusrwydd Artiffisial a Roboteg | Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
Courtney Gabrielle Aspinall J13 *
Andrew Cooper K7 Stefan Klaus K8 Sindre Smistad K9
Deallusrwydd Artiffisial a Roboteg (gan gynnwys Hyfforddiant Diwydiannol a Phroffesiynol Integredig) | Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (inc Integrated Industrial and Professional Training)
Owain Daniel Jones K10 Jolanta Mirecka K11 William Alexander Smith K12
Graffeg, Gweld a Gemau Cyfrifiadurol | Computer Graphics, Vision and Games
Joshua Bird K13 *
Bob Azrin Bin Yakip L7
Gwyddor y Gofod a Roboteg | Space Science and Robotics
James Bumpass L8 Kamil Rumniak L9
Technoleg Gwybodaeth Busnes | Business Information Technology
Bogdan Avramescu L10 Grant David L11 David Haenze L12 Daniel Hopkins L13
*Amy Rebecca James M7 Santhosh Kumar Kannan M8 Samuel James Matthews M9 Samuel James Morrison M10 Imran Mungul M11 Owen Dafydd Weston M12 Matthew Whitmore M13
* Technoleg Gwybodaeth Busnes (gan gynnwys Hyfforddiant Diwydiannol a Phroffesiynol Integredig) | Business Information Technology (inc Integrated Industrial and Professional Training)
Luke Ryan N7
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Adran Mathemateg a Ffiseg Department of Mathematics and Physics
Cyflwynir gan Bennaeth yr Adran, yr Athro Andrew Evans BSc PhD Cphys MInstP Presented by the Head of Department, Professor Andrew Evans BSc PhD Cphys MInstP
Egwyl Gerddorol | Musical Interlude
Sweet Suffolk Owl Thomas Vautor
Y Fwyalchen Ddu Bigfelen (The Blackbird) Alaw draddodiadol | Welsh traditional (trefnwyd gan | arranged by Charles Clements)
The Gypsy Rover Leo Maguire (trefnwyd gan | arranged by David Nino & Georgie Lorimer)
Astroffiseg | Astrophysics
Nathan Anderton N8 Gwydion Llyr Efans N9 Ian Gimbeth N10 Joseph Daniel Griffith N11 Daniel Hadfield N12 Bevan James Hornsby N13
*Eli Jenkinson O7 Gavin Daniel Morgan O8 Andre Marcus Arelius Munoz O9 William James Smith O10 Mark Andrew Staples O11 William Thompson O12
Ffiseg | Physics Gavin Rhys Adams O13
*William Lloyd Bevan P7 Robert Antony Bracegirdle P8 James Hatswell P9 Liam Samuel Howard P10 Carl Linnane P11 Brendan James Martin P12 Jamie Luke McMillan P13
Benjamin James Moffatt P20 Paul Michael Nicholas P19 James Patrick O’Leary P18 Benjamen Peter Reed P17 Adam Thomas Sheppard P16 Jonathan David Stokes P15
Ffiseg Fathemategol a Damcaniaethol | Mathematical and Theoretical Physics
Edward Austin Coleman P14 *
Rose Olivia Parrish O20
Ffiseg gyda Ffiseg y Planedau a’r Gofod | Physics with Planetary and Space Physics
Nathan Davies O19 Phillip Ian Thomas Douglas O18 Scott Adam Edwards O17 Daniel James Holliday O16 Miriam Kerry O15 Charlie Benjamin Simmons O14
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Ffiseg gydag Addysg | Physics with Education
Sian Rhiannon Evans N20
Mathemateg | Mathematics
Josephine May Andersen N19 Lorraine Helen Bainbridge N18 George Breese N17 Fiona Louise Clarke N16 Robert Sean Davies N15 Briony Dee N14
*Imogen Dunning M20 Gethin Tomos Earles M19 Dafydd Ellis M18 Amy Foxall M17 Amy Katrina Gibbons M16 Harrison Grace M15 Ruby Gray M14
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Sedd | Seat
Jacqueline Anne Hall L20 Daniel Haxby L19 Elin Wyn Hughes L18 Emyr John L17 Elgan Wyn Jones L16 Sophie Alison Jones L15 Samantha Jayne Jordan L14
*Rebecca Louise Knowles K20 Beth Krauza K19 Sophie Rebeccah Lister K18 Samuel Peter Mathews K17 Tamsin Milburn K16 Bethany Rachel Munns K15 Jessica Ellen Gar Lai Pang K14
*Gabriella Claire Preston J20 Sion Eilir Pryse J19 Rhodri Llwyd Roberts J18 Amy Sampson J17 Adam Samuel J16 Nicholas Sayce J15 Phillip Staddon J14
*Jack Weston I20 Aled Wyn Williams I19
Mathemateg / Ffiseg | Mathematics / Physics
Douglas Alderman I18 Samuel Sebastian Fitch I17 Tommy McCabe I16 Gabriela Johanna Pomery I15 Ashley Stockton I14
*Mathemateg Bur ac Ystadegaeth | Pure Mathematics / Statistics
Iwan Griffiths H20 Jaroslaw Michalczuk H19
Mathemateg gyda Busnes a Rheolaeth | Mathematics with Business and Management
Katherine Bolam H18
Mathemateg gyda Chyfrifeg a Chyllid | Mathematics with Accounting and Finance
Carys Harden H17 Stefania Zeni H16
Mathemateg gydag Addysg | Mathematics with Education
Tomos Wyn Ellis-Williams H15 Tegan Slater-Holroyd H14
* Mathemateg gydag Economeg | Mathematics with Economics
Harvey Ainsley Dieck P21 Henry Durdan P22 Catherine Louise Rushton P23
Mathemateg Gyllidol | Financial Mathematics
Qiao Shi P24 *
Mathemateg Gymhwysol a Mathemateg Bur | Applied Mathematics / Pure Mathematics
Robert Jenkins O21 Klaudia Anna Kruczek O22
Mathemateg Gymhwysol ac Ystadegaeth | Applied Mathematics / Statistics
Ryeen Christopher Price O23
Adran Cyfrifiadureg Department of Computer Science
Cyflwynir gan Bennaeth yr Adran, Dr Bernie Tidderman BSc MSc PhD Presented by the Head of Department, Dr Bernie Tidderman BSc MSc PhD
Athro mewn Peirianneg | Master in Engineering
Peirianneg Meddalwedd (gan gynnwys Hyfforddiant Diwydiannol a Phroffesiynol Integredig) | Software Engineering (inc Integrated Industrial and Professional Training)
Alexander David Brown O24 Dominic Charles Albert Roberts O25
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Adran Mathemateg a Ffiseg Department of Mathematics and Physics
Cyflwynir gan Bennaeth yr Adran, yr Athro Andrew Evans BSc PhD Cphys MInstP Presented by the Head of Department, Professor Andrew Evans BSc PhD Cphys MInstP
Athro mewn Mathemateg | Master in Mathematics
Ffiseg Fathemategol a Damcaniaethol | Mathematical and Theoretical Physics
Roger Silvanus Bliss O26 * Mathemateg | Mathematics
James Fidal N21 Deiniol Hughes N22 Tomos John Rees N23 Huw Thomas N24 Cellan White N25 Sarah Woolley N26
*Athro mewn Ffiseg | Master in Physics
Astroffiseg | Astrophysics
Davy McCracken M21 Cari Powell M22 Wesley Rolling M23 James Tasker M24
Ffiseg | Physics
Scott Edward Bushell Friel M25 Patrick O’Reilly M26
*Alexander James Gordon Pitchford L21 Adrian Revell L22
Ffiseg gyda Ffiseg y Planedau a’r Gofod | Physics with Planetary and Space Physics
Natasha May Verena Barker L23 Stephen Daniel Browett L24 Mikaela Koren Buckby L25 Matthew Allan Chadwick L26
*Rebecca Caroline Coates K21 John Gannaway K22 Rosalind Eleanor Johnson K23 Zoë Hannah Lee-Payne K24 James Parker K25 David Thorpe K26
*James David Weathersby J21
Adran Cyfrifiadureg Department of Computer Science Cyflwynir gan Bennaeth yr Adran, Dr Bernie Tidderman BSc MSc PhD
Presented by the Head of Department, Dr Bernie Tidderman BSc MSc PhD
Athro mewn Gwyddoniaeth | Master of Science
Cyfrifiadureg (Peirianneg Meddalwedd) | Computer Science (Software Engineering)
Daniel Gale J22 Samuel Anthony Hunt J23 Mathew Keegan J24 Thomas Wilson J25
Systemau Deallus | Intelligent Systems
Michael Paul Barry J26 *
Tianhua Chen I21 Michael Peter Sole I22
Doethur mewn Athroniaeth | Doctor of Philosophy
Cyfrifiadureg | Computer Science
Ren Diao I23 Controlling the Epitaxil Growth of Graphene on Diamond Surfaces
Kevin Stewart Williams I24 Active Learning for drug discovery
Yitian Zhao I25 Detections and Applications of Saliency on 3D Surfaces by Using Retinex Theory
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Adran Mathemateg a Ffiseg Department of Mathematics and Physics
Cyflwynir gan Bennaeth yr Adran, yr Athro Andrew Evans BSc PhD Cphys MInstP Presented by the Head of Department, Professor Andrew Evans BSc PhD Cphys MInstP
Doethur mewn Athroniaeth | Doctor of Philosophy
Ffiseg | Physics
Keiran Robert Burrows H21 Temporal Ring Diagram and Multiple Wavelength Analyses of Plasma Flows in the Solar Interior and Atmosphere
Simon Phillip Cooil H22 Controlling the Epitaxil Growth of Graphene on Diamond Surfaces
Matthew David Gunn H23 Spectral imaging for Mars Exploration
Mathemateg | Mathematics
Adam Stephen Vellender H24 Mathematical modelling of crack problems in bi-material structures containing imperfect interfaces using the weight function technique
Cymrydoriaeth Dysgu ac Addysgu Prifysgol Aberystwyth | Aberystwyth University Learning and Teaching Fellowship
Dyfernir y Gymrydoriaeth hon i aelodau o staff, academaidd neu broffesiynol, sydd wedi gwneud cyfraniad eithriadol i feithrin rhagoriaeth mewn dysgu ac addysgu ym Mhrifysgol Aberystwyth.
Yn y Seremoni hon gwobrwyir:
This Fellowship is awarded to members of staff, academic or professional, who have demonstrated an outstanding contribution to the development of excellence in learning and teaching at Aberystwyth University.
At this Ceremony a Fellowship will be awarded to:
Adran Cyfrifiadureg | Department of Computer Science
Dr Nitin Naik